COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Winston-Salem State University softball team swept Allen University Wednesday afternoon to pick up their first victories of the season.
The Rams move to 2-2 on the season.
In game one, the Rams took an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first after
Malia Simmons and
Taisha Bratton had RBIs to score the runners on base. The Rams added seven more runs in the top of the fifth to take an 11-0 mercy rule.
Julie Manners earned her first win for the Rams moving to 1-0 this season after throwing 5 innings with 11 strikeouts.
In game two, everything went the Rams' way. WSSU got on the board with three runs in the top of the second to take an early 3-0 lead after Zharia Williams hit a triple to right field to score
Sierra Crocker. The Rams added two more runs in the top of the third. WSSU then added five runs in the top of the fourth after
Taisha Bratton hit a triple scoring
Malia Simmons and
Aniyah Jackson had a 2RBI single to left field.
Emma Echart had her first homerun as a Ram adding two more runs to the scoreboard. Winston would later add three more runs all in the top of the fifth to take the 15-0 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
Sierra Crocker moves to 1-1 on the season after pitching the entire game with four strikeouts.
Winston-Salem State will be back in action on February 18th hosting Clarion for their home opener. The doubleheader will begin at noon.
